A quick M45

[philjay]

Wasn't feeling too great yesterday but I could not waste the rare clear sky. Tried the ED80 + 1000d with the 0.6x reducer/flattener?? for an hours worth on M45. Very misty around here and it shows a little on the image.

It wasn't until I dismantled the gear after taking the flats that I realised I had 2 LP filters on this  I had forgotten to take the 48mm IDAS filter off the front of the reducer, the 1000d has a clip in filter. I thought my 4 minute subs should have had more, still I got some photons.

 

This is severely cropped to cut out the curved field from the reducer, even s theres still a lot in there. But its an image. Don't think I will be using this reducer much now. Its been a good test though

 

 

Edited December 22, 2016 by philjay

[+RonC]

Still a good image Phil, even with 2 LP filters in line! 

[Smithysteve]

Yes Phil you did manage to get some lovely photons! A very nice image! Meropes neb is quite distinct too. ?

[Tweedledee]

That looks superb Phil. 

 

Is this using your F4 mod?

[+Graham]

Looks rather good for an accidental image 

Glad to see someone had a clear spell forgotten what a clear sky looks like down here.

[philjay]

Thanks chaps. Yes Pete it was the mod. With an Aps c sized sensor it shows severe vignetting which is easily taken out with flats but its not a flat field right the way across so a lot of cropping was required, which reduces the benefits of f4.5 a bit

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[Tweedledee]

1 hour ago, philjay said:

Thanks chaps. Yes Pete it was the mod. With an Aps c sized sensor it shows severe vignetting which is easily taken out with flats but its not a flat field right the way across so a lot of cropping was required, which reduces the benefits of f4.5 a bit

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Always compromises. 

 

It gets more complicated as you push the limits.

 

There's good reasons I'll probably never get that lightweight 50" F2 dob that easily folds away into the boot. 

[Mitt]

Very nice :). Interested in the filter on the reducer,as it's a similar set up i have,although i've a Nikon camera.

I read somewhere that it wasn't possible to use a filter with the reducer,but obviously you can.Does screw inside the front end??

 

Regards,

 

David.

[philjay]

H David. I have an Astronomik clip in filter on the Canon EOS. That's what I should have used singularly, however because I was faffing with the Atik the other week on this set up I had forgotten to take the 48mm screw on IDAS filter off the front of the reducer, this screws into the normal filter thread on the end that goes into the scope (front end).

Using 2 filters was a mistake but I quite like the colour its given, M45 usually comes out much bluer.